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LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC.: 69 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Edward J Ratay Jr
MUNDYS CORNER, Cambria County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609122

LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2005–2020
Latest incident
Jul 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
69
citations
21
significant & substantial
$8,442
proposed penalties
$8,364
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $78 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See LAUREL SAND & STONE INC.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
80
inspections on record
2,090
inspection hours
3.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
69 citations across 2,090 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.4%
reasonably likely or greater
26.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.4% none, 47.8% low, 50.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
18 citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
  • Settled 13 · 72%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 5 · 28%
43%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
48%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2022-09-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2011-311 Settlement Andrews 2011 $2K → $1K
PENN 2022-0128 Settlement Lewis 2023 $907 → $133
PENN 2009-824 Settlement Harner 2011 $127 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC. shows 100% of 446 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2026-07-15
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
446
samples
1.70
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
304 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 142 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR193
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE74
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER71

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2025-05-08
12.5
silica avg (%)
20
samples
43.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR18
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2025-11-13
1%
over PEL
136
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR38
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE36
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER34
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 9
2025 100% 21
2024 100% 17
2023 100% 16
2022 100% 26
2021 100% 17
2020 100% 22
2019 100% 17
2018 100% 27
2017 100% 29
2016 100% 45
2015 100% 35
2014 100% 25
2013 100% 17
2012 100% 11
2011 100% 10
2010 100% 12
2009 100% 5
2008 100% 16
2007 100% 12
2006 100% 10
2005 96% 25
2004 100% 12
2003 100% 10
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2025 8.9 2
2024 11.0 1
2022 8.9 1
2021 2.1 1
2020 2.0 1
2019 14.5 1
2018 6.9 1
2017 6.3 2
2016 1.8 1
2015 28.3 1
2014 37.6 1
2008 1.9 1
2007 10.5 4
2005 19.8 1
2003 43.4 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2025 0% 10
2024 0% 5
2022 0% 9
2020 0% 9
2018 0% 5
2017 0% 10
2016 0% 21
2015 0% 10
2014 0% 8
2013 0% 10
2012 0% 5
2011 0% 5
2009 0% 6
2008 0% 5
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 5
2005 0% 2
2004 0% 2
2003 25% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC. recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 6.36 6.36 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 3.06 3.06 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2026 13 32,239
2025 14 70,613
2024 13 70,572
2023 12 61,960
2022 15 86,657
2021 12 110,849
2020 14 72,639
2019 18 154,516
2018 27 139,251
2017 38 186,542
2016 37 214,867
2015 38 245,882
2014 30 182,577
2013 24 142,287
2012 21 30,709
2011 23 29,314
2010 20 60,946
2009 18 25,110
2008 20 45,391
2007 22 19,758
2006 18 599
2005 17 493
2004 13 4,956
2003 11 15,547
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LAUREL SAND AND STONE INC. sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 6,345 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 7,346 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,379 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,759 1 0 128.9
2025 Q2 5,897 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,778 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,856 1 0 127.3
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 6,507 1 0 153.7
2024 Q1 6,242 2 0 320.4
2023 Q4 5,712 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,363 1 0 186.5
2023 Q2 7,194 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,443 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,407 2 1 237.9
2022 Q3 11,246 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 10,366 2 1 192.9
2022 Q1 8,085 2 0 247.4
2021 Q4 9,842 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,794 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,481 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,330 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,735 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,223 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 9,877 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,627 1 0 103.9
2019 Q4 12,030 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 14,011 2 0 142.7
2019 Q2 13,230 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,207 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 11,580 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 10,482 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 21,496 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 21,723 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 25,435 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 21,584 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 25,129 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 19,491 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 26,318 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 24,778 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 17,737 3 1 169.1
2016 Q1 24,095 1 0 41.5
2015 Q4 21,058 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 25,504 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 19,789 2 0 101.1
2015 Q1 22,312 1 1 44.8
2014 Q4 18,689 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 20,730 2 0 96.5
2014 Q2 15,928 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 17,494 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 13,924 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 15,408 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,598 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 16,450 2 1 121.6
2012 Q4 11,738 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,379 3 1 224.2
2012 Q2 9,147 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 9,823 1 1 101.8
2011 Q4 10,442 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,335 1 0 88.2
2011 Q2 12,916 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,660 11 2 1031.9
2010 Q4 11,008 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 11,716 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 12,269 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,064 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,959 1 1 111.6
2009 Q3 8,277 1 0 120.8
2009 Q2 9,049 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,075 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,630 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 12,292 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,757 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,442 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 13,518 1 0 74.0
2007 Q3 11,802 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,824 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,706 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 11,968 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,821 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,446 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,906 4 0 505.9
2005 Q4 9,560 1 1 104.6
2005 Q3 9,129 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,733 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,906 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,330 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 11,297 3 1 265.6
2004 Q2 8,609 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,861 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,713 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,333 4 3 631.6
2003 Q2 6,953 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,841 5 3 856.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2020 · 1 incident

July 30, 2020 PA · Coal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When trying to use cable winch on D-6 bulldozer, thought the operator saw them when they approached winch to unhook winch cable hook.

2018 · 1 incident

March 29, 2018 PA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Changing return roller with hammer. Glove got caught in roller taking hand against conveyor belt. Very muddy.

2017 · 2 incidents

January 4, 2017 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Hurt back prying frozen material (2a) with long pry bar off of screen (position of body down on one knee).

2016 · 1 incident

April 4, 2016 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Fall from machine

Was in the process unloading D-11 Blade off of flat bed trailer. EE was hooking up chain hook on eye in dozer blade step off of dozer mount onto trailer and fell to ground.

2014 · 2 incidents

2012 · 2 incidents

March 8, 2012 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Miner stepped over guarding to dislodge rock stuck in control door and got foot caught between running head roller and scraper resulting injuries to left foot

2008 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Backing up dozer, ran over wind-row of dirt & jolted body, injuring neck.

July 23, 2008 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Fall from machine

Slipped and fell going up ladder on 769C rock truck.

2007 · 2 incidents

May 22, 2007 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Multiplier ratchet slipped off of roller pinching finger between roller & multipler (work on dozers).

April 3, 2007 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was grinding at face level. Grinder caught & kicked out of my hands hitting my face.

2006 · 2 incidents

2005 · 1 incident

December 6, 2005 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Sand & Stone Inc. · Fall from machine

Slip off step on loader onto ground broke bowe in hand.